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Will I have to have a C-section?

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I am 40 weeks today and my doctor sent me to have a 'post due date' ultrasound. The tech weighed my little one and he is already over 8lbs. I know once he reaches 9lbs its probably best to have a C-section,well my next appt will be in a week and he will obviously be at 9lbs by then so wouldn't it be best to just go ahead and get induced or schedule a C-section??

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Why would you need a c-section at 9 pounds? I can't stand how doctors throw c-sections in your face. It's so deceptive. My mom comes from a family with 12 children. All were over 10 pounds. All born naturally. Baby will come when he's ready. Of course I understand there are situations where c-sections are needed, or when the baby is extremely over due. But I was nearly 3 weeks overdue and I only weighed 7 pounds. Due dates can be off, and they can't really tell how much your baby weighs until it's out. If you don't want a c-section, then tell your doctor you'd rather wait. They can't force you. As long as baby is healthy and everything is fine.

I had an ultrasound and they told me my baby was almost 8lbs. so I could go ahead and have her. She ended up being barely 6lbs., and if she had been any smaller I would have had to have her in NICU. I really don't trust the ultrasounds measurements now. They were so off. Also the stuff about not being able to give birth to a larger baby is a bunch of hype. I personally know one woman that had four babies that were each over 10lbs. vaginally. You do *not* need a c-section just because the baby is a little larger. Take care!

on my 2nd-to-last prenatal visit, i asked the OB if he could tell how much my son weighed... he told me there was really no way to tell til he was born. where are these people coming up with weights to tell??

I'll just tell you MY experiences with ultrasounds. With my first, the US said my daughter was 8 pounds. She was 5.13 when she was born a few weeks after that US - thank GOD I didn't let them induce me. My second was supposedly 10 pounds (gulp) but turned out to be a tiny 7.03. So, in my personal experience US's have not been accurate. Also, just becuase baby is 9 pounds does NOT mean you'll need a c-section. Certainly if you want one you can do it, but it's not necessary. I have several friends that have naturally, drug free birthed 10 pound babies (And all of the were tiny, tiny women - 110 pound range). It's the head size that matter anyway - not the weight of baby.

If your baby is already over 8 pounds I would say it would be okay to get induced, I don't think you will have to have a C section just because he is 9 pounds, I know people who have given birth naturally with no pain medication to almost 10 pound babies. You never know until you are in labor if the baby is going to fit through the birth canal or not.

I think it would be safe enough to be induced or seclude a C-section. I've had both. I was induced twice but my little boy did not want to come out, he was too comfortable lol so I had a C-section. I've never experienced natural child birth so I don't know how the recovery and stuff will be but a C-section actually really hurts for a few days. I hope this helps :) if you have any questions about C-sections feel free to ask me.

since he's already 40 weeks along, there shouldnt be anything wrong with inducing labor. if you want a shot at a natural birth (kinds sounds like you do) then go ahead and call the doctor and ask if you can be induced.

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